BRUUUUCE!!! BRUUUCE!!! Every time I get on stage my fans scream my name, cheering for me to keep playing. I am Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen. My birthday is on September 23rd, 1949. I was BORN IN THE U.S.A! Freehold, New Jersey is what I called home for 18 years of my life; it was my hometown. I am of Dutch, Irish, and Italian descent. Adele and Douglas Springsteen are my parents and I was their first born. I have two younger sisters Virgina "Ginny" Springsteen, born in 1950, and Pamela Springsteen, born in 1962. I went to school at The Saint Rose of Lima Catholic School, from grades one through eight, and Freehold Regional High School, for grades nine through twelve.

When I was eight I saw Elvis on the Ed Sullivan Show. After that show I wanted a guitar just like he had. When my parents got it for me, but I only posed with it and lost interest in learning to play. Then, when I turned thirteen I took another interest in learning to play the guitar. This time I payed the whole $18 for it. I learned how to play my first chords from my cousin, Frank Bruno Jr. I joined a band called The Castilles, but went to other bands Earth, Child, later called Steel Mill, the Sundance Blues Band, and finally the Bruce Springsteen Band. Ocean County College is where I went for college, but only for three semesters before dropping out.

I signed my first record deal in 1972 and my band was called the E Street Band. Fellow bands members included Gary Tallent, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Vini Lopez, and David Sancious. At first the E Street Band wasn't successful but then finally in 1975 we hit it big with the album Born to Run. That album had smash-hits like Born to Run, Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out, Thunder Road, and Jungleland. Since then the E Street Band and I have put out multiple albums. Those albums are:

Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.

The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle

Born to Run

Darkness on the Edge of Town

The River

Nebraska

Born in the U.S.A.

Tunnel of Love

Human Touch

Lucky Town

The Ghost of Tom Joad

The Rising

Devils & Dust

We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions

Magic

Working on a Dream

The Promise

Me rockin' the state of New Jersey

Some of my most popular and famous songs are Born to Run, Thunder Road, Glory Days, Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out, Jungleland, Badlands, Born in the U.S.A., and Santa Claus is Comin' to Town. I have played in many different countries and cities. Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, and Lionel Richie are just some of the many artists I have played with over the years. Many awards, such as an Oscar, two Grammys, two Golden Globes, and multiple other awards, are at my house.

My beautiful home in Rumson, New Jersey is now where I reside with my wife, Patti Scialfa, and our three children Evan, Jessica, and Sam. I continue to enjoy rockin' the state of New Jersey and my fans continue to listen and enjoying my music!